Deputy Premier and League leader
Matteo Salvini announced Tuesday that his League party would
start a petition this weekend to back its proposal for a bill
introducing chemical castration for people convicted of sexual
violence.
The minister has reiterated his call for chemical castration
after the gang rape of a woman near Viterbo, allegedly by
activists for the far-right party CasaPound, and Tuesday's
report that a man revenge-raped his former partner after she
left him and sent nude photos of her to his friends.
"Another rape, prison is not enough," Salvini said in a
statement.
"The League will collect signatures in all of Italy's squares
on Saturday and Sunday to support its bill to introduce chemical
castration (in addition to prison) to treat paedophiles and
rapists".
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